Musselburgh
15:25
bet365 Novices' Handicap Chase
Musselburgh Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50 Place: £2 £1.50 £1.90 Exacta: £28.20 Tricast: £93.45 Trifecta: £154.90
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Raced freely - made all - soon went well clear - reduced lead before 4 out - pushed along and went clear again 3 out - ridden after 2 out - kept on - comfortably(op 9/2)
8 G AVG Donald McCain 164 lbs 11/2 Won
2nd
Midfield - not fluent and towards rear 5th - pushed along and some headway before 4 out - ridden 3 out - went third after 2 out - stayed on and went second run-in - no match for winner(tchd 10/3)
9 G Poor Sandy Forster 137 lbs 7/2 5.5
3rd
Raced in second and chased clear leader - headway before 4 out - pushed along and pressed leader when bit short of room just before 4 out - ridden and outpaced 3 out - held when bad mistake 2 out - weakened and lost second run-in(op 11/2)
7 G Poor Roger Fell 164 lbs 9/2 4.25
4th
Held up in midfield - mistake 11th - pushed along after 5 out - headway and went third 4 out - soon ridden - lost third and no extra after 2 out(op 12/1)
7 G AVG Lucinda Russell 154 lbs 16/1 2
5th
Prominent in chasing group - pushed along and outpaced before 4 out - ridden and weakened after 4 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 3/1 tchd 4/1)
7 G Poor Rose Dobbin 169 lbs 100/30F 13
6th
Prominent in chasing group - pushed along and lost position 9th - weakened after 5 out(op 13/2 tchd 11/2)
8 G Poor Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford 143 lbs 6/1 0.3
99th
Always towards rear - well behind when pulled up before 4 out(op 25/1)
N/A Poor Susan Corbett 168 lbs 33/1 -
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99th
Towards rear - blundered and unseated rider 3rd(op 11/1 tchd 12/1)
N/A Poor S Wilson 147 lbs 9/1 -
99th
Always towards rear - behind when unseated rider 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 50/1)
7 G Poor Jackie Stephen 148 lbs 40/1 -
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